May arrest Siegel again may arrest Siegel again
New York dispatch reports District Attorney Swann weighing whether to prosecute Henry Siegel on 11 indictments after his release from Monroe County Penitentiary Wednesday. Swann considers an alleged pledge by Governor Whitman not to prosecute if Siegel is convicted on one indictment and serves time. Perkins recalls no such agreement. A warrant awaits Siegel on release. re arrest likely regardless of trial status.
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New York
Swann
Henry Siegel
Siegel
Monroe County
Whitman
Perkins
Disagreement On Preparedness At Boston Club Meeting
The Boston Congregational Club heard two divergent views on preparedness at its February Ford Hall gathering. Rev Dr Henry A Stimson urged strong defense to deter internal and external threats and uphold America's obligations to the world. Professor Bliss Perry of Harvard argued against expanding armament even at risk, warning against provoking a global arms race.
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Ford Hall
Henry A. Stimson
Manhattan Congregational Church
New York City
America
Bliss Perry
Department of English Literature
Harvard
Stimson
United States
Brookline Selectmen Grant License for Garage on Aspinwall Ave
The Brookline Board of Selectmen granted Martin Flynn a license to maintain a garage on Aspinwall avenue. Precinct officers for the March 7 town meeting were chosen, with four election officers per precinct and a $10 day bonus. There are nine precincts, totaling 36 officers, more than in prior years when voting took place at the Town Hall.
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Brookline Board of Selectmen
Martin Flynn
Aspinwall Avenue
Mayor Curley Presents First Segregated Budget
After cutting 2,059,000 from department estimates for 1916 the mayor submitted to the City Council his first segregated budget totaling 15,141,801.39 for yearly maintenance of city departments.
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Curley
Mayor Curley trims city budget amid segregated funding shift
The total department estimates started at 17 148 000 but were cut to fit legal tax limits. The overall budget reaches 23 657 531 79 including county and self supporting departments, with 1 291 831 16 for self supporting city services. The Mayors cuts affect dozens of departments and items, including a 14 000 cut from the Public Library, and a move to place revenue in the general fund. Hearings to begin next week.
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Public Library Board
Curley
Cornelius Reardon
Printing
Public Works Department
Water Service
Collecting Department
Water Division
City Record
Deer Island
Children’s Institution Department
Change Sought to Protect Peaceful Picketing in Seven Minute Rule
Councillor McDonald urged the City Council to amend the seven minute limit for standing in public places to exclude peaceful picketing under the strike statute. He noted police have applied the rule inconsistently and sought clear wording. Action was deferred.
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McDonald
Opposes One Day Off In Three for Boston Fire Dept
The Finance Commission opposes a proposed ordinance giving Boston firemen one day off in three. It warns the plan would cost about 268000 dollars yearly and require 192 additional firefighters to maintain efficiency. The commission also notes Boston pays higher salaries than most cities and that few jurisdictions allow such time off. The message was referred to the council’s committee on ordinances.
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Finance Commission
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
McDonald
Praise for Tague over postoffice wage amendments
Boston postal workers praised Congressman Peter F Tague as amendments to the postoffice appropriation bill passed. The changes include compensatory holiday work time, restoration of reduced letter carrier salaries, and a 5 percent clerks raise from 1200 to 1300 and 1300 to 1400 for special clerks.
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Boston
Peter F Tague
Central Postoffice
Congressman Tague
House
Edward W. Connors
Postoffice Clerks’ Association
Banquet Honors Lt Colonel John H Dunn at Elks Club
More than 300 friends gathered at the Elks Club to honor Lieutenant Colonel John H Dunn chairman of the Board of Street Commissioners. Former Congressman Joseph F F O Connell served as toastmaster with speakers including James R Nicholson and John E Gilman.
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Jack
Grand Army of the Republic
Edward L. Logan
Ninth Regiment
Joseph A. Conry
Jeremiah J. Hurley
Boston Lodge of Elks
John J. Sullivan
William 8. McNary
Harbor and Land Commission
William J. Casey
Thomas H. Dowd
Brothers Celebrate Leap Year Birthdays in Salem
Two Salem citizens will observe leap year birthdays tomorrow. Charles W. Rice, aged 48, will celebrate his 11th leap year birthday, and his brother G. Marshall Rice, 28, will turn his sixth. No special plans have been made.
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Salem
Charles W. Rice
G. Marshall Rice
Flag goes south just the same
The Confederate flag in a City Hall nook will travel south despite the mayor of New Orleans calling it a phoney. The planned pomp and ceremony is canceled, and the flag moves without the expected formalities tied to General Ben Butler’s actions.
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City Hall
New Orleans
Boston
Ben Butler
Mardi Gras trip shadows flag salute plan for New Orleans
Election Commissioner Frank Seiberlich departs for Mardi Gras with the Stars and Bars flag amid talk of its possible dumping by a hostile city, while the mayor offers cautious support and secrecy hints for the presentation.
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New Orleans
Frank Seiberlich
Seiberlich
New Law Dean for Harvard Law School Named
Professor Roscoe Pound was unofficially announced as permanent dean of Harvard Law School after a Cambridge meeting of the Marvara corporation. He succeeds acting dean A W Scott who fills the post left vacant by Dean Ezra R Thayer’s death in September. Pound previously taught at Nebraska and Northwestern before joining Harvard.
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Harvard Law School
Cambridge
Marvara Corporation
Mund
A. W. Scott
Harvard Law
Ezra R. Thayer
Scott
University of Nebraska
Northwestern University
Harvard
Wife of Arsenal's Commander Dies at 49
Mrs. Zella I Wheeler wife of Colonel Charles B Wheeler commander of the Watertown Arsenal died yesterday after a brief illness She was 49 and survived by her husband a son and a daughter Born in New York on December 20 1866
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Zella I., Wheeler
Charles B. Wheeler
Watertown Arsenal
New York
Amy Lowell Reads Poems at Harvard Inaugural Event
Miss Amy Lowell sister of Harvard President Lowell spoke at Harvard last night. The occasion marked the Harvard Monthly competition inauguration for undergraduate editors of the magazine.
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Amy Lowell
Harvard
Lowell
Harvard Monthly
Obesity Ad Advises Fresh Air and Oil of Kerein
An advertisement promotes outdoor living to combat obesity. It urges readers to spend time in open air, breathe deeply, and take oil of kerein capsules after meals and at night, claiming harmlessness and digestive aid with early weight loss. It urges regular weighing and ongoing treatment until normal.
Short Notice For Tenants Bill Favorable In House
A bill to allow tenants to quit month to month rentals with 19 days notice passed favorably in the House committee. It would permit verbal notices and start the notice from the day given, relaxing prior written notice requirements. Senator Perley and Representatives Monk Lincoln Perrin dissented from the report.
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Legislative Committee On Legal Affairs
State House
Senator Perley
Monk, Lincoln
Perrin
Tracey to Be Arrested by Boston Officers Thursday
Frank J. Tracey, sought for months by Boston police in the murder of Samuel Cohen, will be brought back for trial by week’s end. He is in Fort Madison Iowa State prison for breaking and entering. Inspector Lynch reports he will be released Thursday morning and turned over to Boston officers outside the prison gates.
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Samuel Cohen
Fort Madison
Thomas Lynch
Iowa
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Lynch
Livingstone
East
Dedham Street
East Boston Woman Missing From Home
Prominent East Boston resident Mrs. Giuseppa Federico has been missing for a week from her home. Police and family urge any sightings as search continues in the Boston area.
Boston police seek missing woman from East Boston home
Boston and New England police are asked to search for Mrs. Antoni Federico who has been missing from her home at 99 Everett Street in East Boston for more than a week. She is 47 years old, 5 feet 6 inches, about 175 pounds, with dark hair and dark complexion.
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New England
Antoni Federico
Everett Street
East
State Forester Addresses Wellesley Club on Fire Prevention
State Forester F. W. Rane spoke to 50 Wellesley Club members at Young's Hotel last night. He outlined forestry work in Massachusetts and illustrated his remarks with lantern slides, highlighting fire prevention efforts directed by the forestry service.
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F. W. Rane
Massachusetts
Wellesley Club
Young’s Hotel
Forestry Service
Cambridge Opens New 25 000 Fire Alarm System
The Cambridge fire alarm transmission system costing 25000 dollars began operation yesterday at 6 45 PM on the third floor of the new central fire station at Inman Square. It replaces the 40 year old Municipal building headquarters at Brattle Square and features modern equipment to instantly relay alarms to stations and the public. City Electrician Timothy C. O Hearn supervised the installation funded by a November 1914 city appropriation.
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Cambridge
Central Fire Station
Inman Square
Brattle Square
Timothy C. O’hearn
Minnie Doucette Daughter of Mrs Doucette
Miss Minnie Doucette, daughter of Mrs Nannette Doucette of 50 Chestnut is noted in this brief society item.
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Minnie Doucette
Nannette Doucette
Bride Married Thomas J. McHale Jr in Stoneham Rite
Street Wakefield was married last evening to Thomas J. McHale Jr of Stoneham. The ceremony took place at St Josephs parochial residence Stoneham by Rev Father Joseph Halloran. Attendants were William L Doucette and Beatrice McHale. They will reside in Hartford after a brief wedding trip.
Old Fashioned Parmint Cough Syrup Recipe
A quick acting home remedy for coughs suggests mixing one ounce Parmint double strength with a quarter pint hot water and four ounces granulated sugar, stirred until dissolved. Take one tablespoon four times daily to ease coughing, unclog nostrils, and clear air passages.
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